Gaggle of geese, a pride of lions
By Debs_place
@Debs_place (10520)
United States
January 29, 2008 9:36pm CST
I was just thinking today how we call bunches of animals by different names..
a herd of cows, a flock of birds, a school of fish, a band of gorillas.
Can you add more to this list? Anyone have any ideas how these naming conventions developed? Any linguists out here?
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@redyellowblackdog (10629)
• United States
30 Jan 08
I think it is a clowder of cats and a kindle of kittens, but I don't remember for sure.
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@Debs_place (10520)
• United States
30 Jan 08
A clowder of cats...cute..I guess it sounds better then a chowder of cats too.
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@raijin (10345)
• Philippines
30 Jan 08
I know some, so brace yourself!;)
Crash of elephants, a colony of ants, congregation of 'gators, a battery of barracudas, bed of oysters, wisdom of wombats, a shoal of bass, a cast of crabs and many more..
I'll share the floor with others, I'm not that selfish as you can see!;)
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@raijin (10345)
• Philippines
30 Jan 08
I'm not really sure where these terms or names came from, but maybe they have something to do with the animal behaviors and classifications. Most of them were named by environmentalists or conservationists, that might have first discovered or studied them..
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@Debs_place (10520)
• United States
30 Jan 08
Wow..these are great..I know no idea there were so many.
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@GardenGerty (169585)
• United States
30 Jan 08
I gave my niece a framed poster with a lot of these last year, but I am coming up short right now. I will give you a few, but I have to confess, I got it from an educational web site. I have been really fond of this one : and exaltation of larks. Lots of things come in mobs,kangaroos, for example. Certain rodents are called hoardes,gerbils and hamsters. I do not know how they come up with these names. Let's see what else people come up with.
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@Debs_place (10520)
• United States
30 Jan 08
These are really neat...I must remember the other discussion topics I came along with as a result of the New York state Thruway.
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@Debs_place (10520)
• United States
31 Jan 08
I thought lions hung in a pride...isn't there house or sleeping place a den. A flock of sheep...that wool sounds nice and warm right now.
@Debs_place (10520)
• United States
31 Jan 08
I thought lions hung in a pride...isn't there house or sleeping place a den. A flock of sheep...that wool sounds nice and warm right now.
@Debs_place (10520)
• United States
31 Jan 08
I think I have seen that one before..like maybe in the topic....uh oh...mind is the first thing to go..and I know..mine left a long time ago
@Debs_place (10520)
• United States
31 Jan 08
snakes..ick..always too many.
What about mice? or squirrels?
@Debs_place (10520)
• United States
30 Jan 08
Not to far fetched if you have seen 'the stand' I guess.
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